Grapefruit knife



Sept. 4, 1923. 1,466,753

F. T. RAUBERT GRAPEFRUIT KNIFE Filed May 31". 1922 a W33 m Elktozmg Patented Sept. l, i923. y

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FRANK T. RAUBERT, onnreoivrnn.,orrinana, rissreivor. fro Manner. ALTFELD, or

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eniirnraurr KNIFE.

Application led May 31, 1922. Serial No. 564,903.

T o a-ZZ lw hom t may concern Be it known that l, FRANK T. RAUBERT, a citizen of the United States, residingF at Ligouiei, in the county-of Noble and State of ndiana, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Grapefruit Knives, of which the following' is a specification.

ylfhe invention relates to grapefruit knives and has for its 'object to provide a device'of this character having a Yhooked end in the y same plane as the main body of the blade and provided with a double cuttingl edge. Tie hooked end forms means whereby the core may be severed from the skin. thereby allowing the entire meat of the grapefruit to be removed from the skin.

A further object is to-form the blade from flexible material and with a cutting y Vedge thereby allowing the operator during a. grapefruit cutting;` operation to flex the blade to conform to the inner, wall of the skinand to separate the meat from the skin b v rotation of the knife.

rWith the above and other objects in View the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter set I W) u n n A-oith1 shown in the diawingadesciibed and claimed. it being-understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention may be made. within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the infA vention. Y

In the drawingw- F inure l is a side elevation of va portion of a grapefruit, showing the knife in position for use.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of a piece of grapefruit showing` the knife in position for severing* the core.

F igure 3 is a side elevation of the knife.

Fi gure Li is a perspective view of the hooked end of the knife. l

v Referring to the drawing. the numeral l designates the blade of the knife. which is preferably formed from spring material whereby the blade will fieX as shown in Figure l to conform with the curvature of the inner side of the skin 3 of the grapefruit.

ing a. severing operation.v It has beenfound extremely difficult to sever the core 5 of the `grapefruit at the point G where it joins the innerrwall of the skin 3. To overcome this diiiiculty the blade l is provided with a relatively large hooked member 7 which is in the saine plane as the blade l and has its opposite edges S and 9 sharpened. rlhe knife is forced downwardly until the hook 7 is adjacent one side of the core 5, at which time the hook is moved into the position shown in F igure 2, and the knife as a whole rotated around the section of. grapefruit in such a manner that its cutting edge lO'will sever the meat from the skin. and after a complete rotation kthe core may he severed at the' point 6 by impartinga pull on the knife. It will be noted that the hook 7 not only forms means whereby the core 5 may be severed. but also forms a pivotal point for the end. of the knife blade.` thereby insurinep accurate guiding of the knife blade durin@ a severing' operation. By forming the hook .7 in the saine plane as the blade 1 kit will be seen that its cutting' edges 8 and 9 will also be in the same plane' as the cuttingV edge l0 and consequently the hook will not interfere with the severine1` operation of the .cutting edge 10.

From the above it will be seen that a .grapefruit knifeis provided which is sim- `used as a pivot for the knife and also as severingl means whereby the core of the grapefruit maybe severed.

The invention havinelbeen set forth what is claimed as new and useful is l. The combination with a flexible blade of a ,grapefruit knife having a curved end portion, of a relatively large hooked end carried bv said blade. said hooked end havits edges disposed in the same plane as the yedge kof the curved end of the knife blade. Y 2. The combination with a flexible grapefruit knife blade having a curved end portion, of relatively large hooked end carried by said blade7 said hooked end being provided with cutting' edges7 and its edges being' disposed in the saine plane as the edge of the curved poi'tion of the knife blade.

3. The combination ith e grape fruit knife blade having a Curved end portion, of a relatively large hooked end'czuiied by said blade,-seidliooled end being' disposed to the side of the flat side of said blade adjacent the cutting edge lliei'eo'li? the opposite edges of seid hooked end being; sharpened, and 'lie edges of theliooled end being' disposed in The saine plane as the edge ol' the knife blade.

In testimony whereof I al'lix my signature.

FRANK T. RAUBERT. 

